Friday, December 7, 2012

Day 30: We're Gonna PAAAAAAARRRRTYYY!!!!

It's finally here!!  After having to postpone a couple of times, today is Nicolas' farewell party with his brothers and sisters at the Bou house (where Nicolas has been living for the last few years).

We got up this morning and skyped with Delta Airlines for almost two hours trying to get our flights settled now that we have our appointment with the US Consulate scheduled for Monday.  They told us we could leave as early as the middle of next week, but Delta says no.  No room for us on the plane.  So, we will actually be coming home at our originally scheduled time of 11:30AM on Friday December 21st.  Who would've thought??  We knew that if we purchased the unrestricted tickets that our dates wouldn't change......The flights are completely booked up until Christmas Eve, so it was a struggle to even get Nicolas on our flight.  We found out today that Delta should have held a seat for him when we booked our tickets back in the beginning of November.  Good to know now!!! :)  All that matters is that we will be home for his birthday and Christmas!!!

After getting flights settled, we got ready and headed to the car rental place (again) to renew our car.  Of course, they tell you it will take only a couple minutes, but it never does.  They told us Wednesday that we had to come anytime today to renew our contract.  Had to be today.  Then, when we get there he says that it goes by time, so if we need the car until the afternoon we should have waited until the afternoon to stop in.  What????  No.  Thankfully, he offered to amend it to the later time for us so that we didn't have to spaz out on him. :)  Then, they just need to inspect the car.  Then, they just want to make us fill out a form because there appears to be hail damage on the roof of the car.  Half an hour later, our two-minute ordeal was over. :)  We then went to pick up the cupcakes and ice cream for the party and headed to Bou house for the party!

All of the kids from both houses (19) were there, as well as the house parents, the Oasis office team, and some of the teachers and caregivers that have gotten to know and love Nicolas.  We brought crafts to do with the kids, which was a blast!  We made foam stockings and custom ornaments for their trees.  Sarinah had music playing, so of course there was dancing!  I think all of them took turns wearing my sunglasses, which was adorable!  Watching them all gang up on Kevin and take him down was also great!  I did suffer a fat, busted lip courtesy of the precious Amy Rose Ponkey Donkey Beukes, but time heals all wounds. :)  It was so great to just spend time with the kids.  They are all amazing!  We had such a blast!

After the party, we stopped at Mary's house (a.k.a. Bev's - Mary and Amy Rose are two of Bev's kids) to pick up her things and Mary came to stay the night at our guest house.  We stopped to pick up muffins and milk at the store, and then got in the pool when we got back.  Kevin and I both braved the cold and jumped in - although we didn't last long!!  Hopefully the rain is gone for a bit so that it can warm up again!  Nicolas and Mary didn't mind, so they played and we got to chat with Kevin's mom for a bit while they swam.

We had a leftover smorgasbord for dinner, played outside for a bit, and then watched Kung Fu Panda to top off the night.  And yes, we had ice cream! :)

We noticed that the giant hot air balloon at Monte Casino was up today, so we are hoping it will be calm again tomorrow so that we can take Nicolas!  He has been wanting to go.  I am still undecided at to whether I will be brave enough to try it.  It goes very high, but I know the view would be worth it if I can get over the fear......

Stay tuned!

The Longstreets

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